The Handoff - Issue #5

Quick and dirty nursing news that’s worth sharing

January 15, 2023

Hello fellow Nurse, this is your weekly handoff. Some quick and dirty nursing news that’s worth sharing. Enjoy!

Something to think about

"Doctors and nurses are becoming major influencers on TikTok. While it can be fun and therapeutic, they also risk treading in unethical waters." A few weeks ago I posted about nurses posting their "icks" to TikTok and subsequently being fired. A lot of healthcare professionals have been using social media as a creative outlet and a way to humanize their experience. There are a lot of really interesting and entertaining ways nurses, physicians, and other medical personell are using TikTok to educate and inspire others. What do you guys think? Is it ethical for the medical community to share on this platform?

Ethics of doctors and nurses becoming TikTok famous

Medical professionals are creating content to appear more personable to their patients, but some are crossing the line.

https://www.insider.com/ethics-of-doctors-and-nurses-becoming-tiktok-famous-2023-1?amp

Something interesting

Not news to you guys, but we are in a global nursing shortage. Countries have been working hard to simplify the process for internationally trained nurses to gain employment and register to fill the gaps in our labor force. Many provinces in Canada are attempting to recruit more nurses by covering fees, travel costs, and providing large bursaries for education. While I think everyone can agree that we desperately need more nurses I have a hard time getting on board with this solution. Trying to attract nurses from poor countries also in desperate need of medical professionals when we have done such an atrocious job of planning for this well known healthcare crisis is pitiful. What do you guys think?

Provinces working to make it easier for internationally educated nurses to work in Canada

British Columbia has recently announced that it is removing some of the barriers for internationally educated nurses (IENs) to register with the province. It will do so by removing application fees and providing new financial support to nurses returning to practice after a period of absence. The province says it will now cover application and

https://www.cicnews.com/2023/01/provinces-working-to-make-it-easier-for-internationally-educated-nurses-to-work-in-canada-0132442.html/amp

Something exciting

White Coat, Black Art is a radio show/podcast put on by CBC in which Dr. Brian Goldman (an award winning medical reporter for the CBC as well as The National) "reveals the culture of medicine and the health-care system from the point of view of those who work on the other side of the gurney." In this particular episode he speaks with a police officer who is using Ketamine along with counselling to health from PTSD from his childhood which was affecting his life, specifically his job as a police officer. First responders carry a lot of trauma with them and the more tools we have to assist people recovering from trauma, the better. I found this episode really interesting but all of Dr. Goldman's stories are fascinating and worth a listen.

‎White Coat, Black Art on CBC Radio: First Responder Psychedelics on Apple Podcasts

‎Show White Coat, Black Art on CBC Radio, Ep First Responder Psychedelics - Dec 8, 2022

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/white-coat-black-art-on-cbc-radio/id270907475?i=1000589655156

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